Mr. Deniz Susar, Governance and Public Administration Officer, Division for Public Administration and Development Management of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DPADM/UNDESA) - Open Government Data and Services

Session II - United Nations Public Administration Network

Mr. Deniz Susar, Governance and Public Administration Officer, Division for Public Administration and Development Management of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DPADM/UNDESA) - Presentation on UNPAN

Mr. Alexandre Navarro, Executive Secretary, Ministry of National Integration, and Mr. Jose Mauro Couto, Director of the International Advisory Board of the Ministry of National Integration, Brazil - The Civil Defense Payment Card

Day Three - Closing Session: Contribution and Commitments for UNPAN

Mr. Deniz Susar, Governance and Public Administration Officer, Division for Public Administration and Development Management of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DPADM/UNDESA) - UNPAN: The Way Forward

Ms. Candace Hosang, UNPAN Management Unit, Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Contribution and Commitments for UNPAN

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Mr. Pierre Schoonraad
CPSI, South Africa

Ms. Alison Tilley
Open Democracy Advice Centre, South Africa

Mr. John Kipchumbah
HUDUMA Platform, Kenya

Ms. Samantha Padayachy
Dept. of Public Administration, Seychelles

Mr. Jose Mauro Couto
Ministry of National Integration, Brazil

Dr. Orlando Mercado
EROPA, Phillippines

Dr. Bandile Hadebe
Presidential National Commission on Information Society and Development, South Africa

Next Stage in Open Government Data: Using Data for Transparency, Accountability and Collaboration

Workshop on Next Stage in Open Government Data Using Data for Transparency Accountability and Collaboration 10 -12 October 2012 Lagoon Beach Hotel Milnerton Cape town South Africa Background Open government data OGD is strongly linked with DPADM’s work areas as it is an online service by governments electronic and mobile government and an important initiative to strengthen participatory governance which allows citizens to monitor data streams and thereby monitor the government transparency corruption It also allows citizens to be aware of important issues and to be part of the decision-making process to address policy issues citizen engagement e-participation Aware of the emerging trends in the area of open data and challenges in legal institutional and technical frameworks DPADM recently developed a toolkit on OGD which serves as an entry point for those UN Member States who plan to share data with their constituents The toolkit includes strategies for opening government data